Roadside Inspection 80383759

Roadside inspection on Dec 6, 2023 in California • Carrier: SALINAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2603218) • Vehicle: THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80383759
Date:
Dec 6, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SALINAS
Vehicle:
THOMAS BUILT Model 3895 SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
E330118 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at SALINAS
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 485 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
25 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
25
19 violations · 0 OOS · 0.76 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1T7M4V897L1221005 CA E330118 THOMAS BUILT Model 3895 1990

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
80453775 Dec 12, 2023 CA L5 SALINAS AREA 0
80453774 Dec 12, 2023 CA L5 SALINAS AREA 0
80504632 Dec 7, 2023 CA L5 SALINAS AREA 0
80454057 Dec 7, 2023 CA L5 SALINAS AREA 0
80454056 Dec 7, 2023 CA L5 SALINAS AREA 0
80453773 Dec 7, 2023 CA L5 SALINAS AREA 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86482525 Dec 3, 2025 CA L5 1T7M4V897L1221005
83312072 Nov 22, 2024 CA L5 1T7M4V897L1221005
80841351 Feb 5, 2024 CA L5 1T7M4V897L1221005
78601239 May 9, 2023 CA L5 1T7M4V897L1221005

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